Home team
Go to shooting range, do some target practice with an SMG.
This is a scientific research vessel, not a military training ground. We don't have a shooting range. The best you can do is to make your own so you gather empty bottles and useless trays and go outside, placing them in various positions.
You shoot few short bursts and hit every target. There's no challenge in shooting stationary targets, you note dissapointedly.
Look at the mental dna of similar animals with different behavioral patterns.
Mental abilities are determined by brain and behaviour is partially learned, partially genetical, so the answer must lie in how brain grows. Your search in genes of
Canis genus yields no useful results. They are all too similar.
Red team
"I'll take east, then. Better a doctor with two teams than two doctors with one."
 | "A choice I agree with. And the very reason why we shoudn't split into more than two teams." Cole says |
 | "Exactly!" Nevaeh nods. She's not one to speak much it seems. |
"Mark, while I appreciate the loyalty, I think it may be best to split up."
He motioned to the large stock of weapons each of them carried.
"We were the only ones bright enough to make sure we're well armed. If we both go the same way, and the other team gets into trouble..."
Cromwell let Mark figure out the rest. He felt confident nobody else would figure out the answer to it.
Go with the team that Pendle is with. Even if solely because he's the only doctor Cromwell can remember the name of.
Worry not, bro! Security from Geo 2 got their own weapons. Shotguns, flashbangs, concussion grenades, combat knives, tasers. Now looking back at it Erick was most likely joking about your level of armanent. Though geologists have only knives.
Oh lookie, I accidentally forgot to say "not". Oh well.
Read up on first aid... while flying.
Flying? What drugs you are on? You are walking.
 | "I got some nice stuff. Wanna trade?" Micah whispers to you. Sounds like he's on something as well. |
You read the guidebook scrolling through helmet HUD. It describes basic treatments for broken bones, crushed limbs, cut off limbs, broken ribs and gashes. You are so focused on reading that you follow biggest group without even noticing how half of people went somewhere else.
So the team splits in two and larger one continues to east. Tunnel doesn't change much, maybe it becomes a little shorter. Cole and Micah occasionally stop to break off a piece of rock from walls and deposit them into small boxes.
| "The official reason we are exploring this cave is because it seems possible site for iron mine. We registered a fluctuation in magnetic field around here." Cole says while looking a small device he is holding.
"And looks like it's getting bit stronger in this direction. Very promising." |
You stumble upon another fork in main tunnel. This time it is leading to south. Small and slow brook joins from it to the main one and Pendle spots something small swimming in the southern brook.
| "I recommend we follow the main brook right up to its roots. It is much easier to return back." |
Green team
"Wonderful now lets set off and hope no one gets injured it is inevitable."
Dr. Helios goes down the Northern tunnel with Briana and Eric.
Agree with Cromwell and join the other team
I read the EULA or whatever that text said. Below the red stuff. Alex is twenty-five.
see how long it would take to make my little buddy able to think.
The wolf (or rather a jackal as you did discover) you used as a base creature was already sentient. Back at Earth there was still a debate going on if wolves were sapient or not, so considering your creature has bigger brain than Earth wolves it would almost certainly be sapient. In addition of having opposable thumbs it can probably learn using tools. Kinda dangerous invention now that you think about it.
After Briana paints a mark on the left wall you all head to north. She too occasionally breaks off small pieces from the walls and explains how she will determinate its chemical composition and how all pieces combined will reveal formation of these caves. Erick laughs and makes jokes about everything, making everyone smile.
You too reach another branch. At this point air quality meter doctor Helios bought beeps indicating a change. A look into it reveals that oxygen content in air has dropped from 23.3% to 22% and carbon dioxide has dropped from 0.03% to 0.01%. The device registers very, very small amount of unkown gas.
 | "Ooh, interesting. Somewhere here must be going on some type of chemical reaction. We absolutely must find it!" |
 | "Hey, maybe it is a undead sea monster?" |
White grid in the map divides area into manageable chunks. Crossing each white line means walking for half hour, so time flies fast here.
Red team:Geo 2: Cole Schultz
Geo 2: Micah Mays
Geo 2: Nevaeh Brock
Bio 2: Doctor Jonathan Pendle
Bio 2: Cromwell Jackson
Bio 2: György Géza
Green team:Geo 2: Briana Molina
Geo 2: Erick Gordon
Bio 2: Doctor A. Helios
Bio 2: Mark Redtail
Bio 2: Alex Raman
Currently we have following samples on ship:
* Large four eyed birds. (7 dead) (Studied)
*
Aquatic creature. (1 dead) (Studied)
*
Biggus Dickus (2 dead). (One studied)
** Possibly contaminated blood samples.
** Additional set of blood and tissue samples from female Biggus Dickus.
* Grasshopper-type insect (1 alive). (Studied)
*
Green/pink flashing insects. (3 dead) (Studied)
*
Assholium Rectumas. (4/6 alive) (Studied)
* Red headed birds (2/3 alive) (Not studied)
* Flying bone plated snakes (1/3 alive) (Not studied)
* Rat? (1 alive) (Not studied)
Experiments in progress:
* 5
Attack dog hybrid mutants (Puppy: -4)
* 5
Attack dog hybrid mutants, mark 2 (Puppy: -6)
*
Attack dog hybrid mutant, mark 3 (Puppy: Now, Adult: -1)
*
Werewolf (Adult: Now)
Completed:
* Various vaccines.
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